set an example
B2 to behave in a way that other people should copy:
You should be setting a good example to your younger brother.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving well
- be (as) good as gold idiom
- be on your best behaviour idiom
- behave
- best
- breeding
- child
- children should be seen and not heard idiom
- decorous
- demure
- example
- good
- gracious
- keep your nose clean idiom
- nose
- polite
- well behaved
- well bred
- well brought up
- well mannered
- well spoken